The Henry Update - Newsletter

November 4th, 2013

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Regular Meetings November 5th - 9:00 AM November 19th - 6:30 PM December 3rd - 9:00 AM Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253

Regular Commission meetings will air Fridays, Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays on Henry TV Channel 14 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, at 9 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Veterans Day Service to be Held at Heritage Park

A Veterans Day Service will be held at the Veterans Wall of Honor at Heritage Park in McDonough on Monday, November 11, 2013 beginning at 11 a.m.

Now in its fifth year at the Veterans Wall of Honor, the ceremony is being hosted by the American Legion Post 55. Opening remarks will be made

by Rick Berry, Commander of American Legion Post 55, and both Henry County Commission Chairman Tommy Smith

and McDonough Mayor Billy Copeland will provide a welcome address. Patriotic music will be provided by Strong Rock Christian School, led by band director Curt Sanders, and Miranda Davis, director of the Strong Rock Singers, as well as vocalist Leah Grizell and Eagles Landing Navy JROTC. Randy Rawlings, Marine Corps League, Detachment 1196 will play Taps and Rick Berry and Janis Price, Legion Post 55 Auxiliary, will

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November 4th, 2013 Henry County to Host 2013 AAASP Wheelchair Handball State Championship

The 17th Annual AAASP Wheelchair Handball State Championship, the fall sport for interscholastic play under the American Association of Adapted Sports Programs, is scheduled for Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the J.P. Moseley Recreation Center in Stockbridge, GA.

The event is being hosted by Henry County Schools in partnership with the Henry County Parks and Recreation Department. Henry County Schools Superintendent, Dr. Ethan Hildreth, will attend and present the championship trophies to the winning teams. Admission is free and fans are invited to come out early to enjoy a full day of play.

Game Schedule 9:30 am Game #1 – JV Semi-Final 11:10 am Game #2 – JV Semi-Final 12:50 pm Game #3 – Varsity Semi-Final 2:30 pm Game #4 – JV Final 4:15 pm Game #5 – Varsity Final

Teams qualifying to compete in the championship include: Varsity: Atlanta Wolfpack, Houston Sharks & West Georgia Wolverines Junior Varsity: DeKalb Silver Streaks, Gwinnett Heat, Henry Hurricanes & Muscogee Lions.

the industry have recognized AAASP as the model for the nation. For more information about AAASP, please visit our website at www.adaptedsports.org or join our conversations on Facebook at: https://www.facebook. com/pages/American-Association-of-Adapted-SportsPrograms-AAASP/164050623648677?ref=br_tf or on Twitter at: @AdaptedSports.

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The American Association of Adapted Sports Programs (AAASP), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has developed one of the nation’s most comprehensive school-based athletic program for children with physical disabilities attending grades 1-12. Many prominent individuals and national organizations in

Veterans Day Cont. from 1 announce the memorials. Pastor Charles E. Jackson, LTC U.S. Army Ret., of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church will provide both the invocation and the benediction. Stockbridge High School JROTC will present the colors and Helen Busbin, Regent, Andrew McBride Chapter of the DAR, will recite the poem, “Freedom is Not Free.”

The keynote speaker will be veteran Tommy Clack, Captain, U.S. Army Ret., who fought in Vietnam and was wounded in 1969, on the Cambodian border, losing three limbs and sustaining internal injuries and hearing loss. He retired in 2012 after 47 years of military and government employment, having worked in Washington, DC with Congress and as a staff assistant to the Director of the Atlanta VA. He also spent nearly 20 years as a field manager and veterans service officer with the GA Department of Veterans Affairs. Throughout his extensive career, Clack has travelled as a public and motivational speaker, averaging 150 engagements per year, where he discusses his faith in God, service to country and military duty.

The Heritage Park Veterans Museum is also observing its third anniversary and the museum will be open on Saturday, November 9 and Sunday, November 10 from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., in honor of its anniversary and all of the veterans who have served in our nation’s military. Officials have scheduled an amazing reenactment and the public is invited to step back in history to see an authentic World War II encampment and witness what it was like overseas for our fighting soldiers. At 3 p.m. on Saturday, there will be a re-creation of FDR’s famous “Day in Infamy” speech, and an opportunity to purchase military art and challenge coins with proceeds to benefit the museum.

Heritage Park is located at 101 Lake Dow Road, just off Highway 81 east of McDonough. For more information, please contact Henry County Parks & Recreation at 770.288.7300.

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November 4th, 2013 Adopt-a-Senior Program in Need of Volunteers

The Henry County Council on Aging and the Henry County Senior Services Department is once again making the holidays a little brighter with its AdoptA-Senior Program, where residents can buy a gift for a senior or simply make a donation to the program.

This year’s suggested gift item is a set of towels, including a bath towel, hand towel and two washcloths, along with personal toiletry items such as bath powder, shampoo, conditioner, bath oil, mouthwash, toothpaste, shower gel or body lotion.

Currently, there are 275 seniors in Henry County who receive Meals on Wheels and other inhome services from Henry County Senior Services.

Many of these residents are homebound and on a fixed income and will be the recipients of the Adopt-A-Senior program.

“A lot of our senior citizens are on a fixed income and sometimes these bath items are a luxury,” said Rita Green, Coordinator of Volunteer Services for Henry County Senior Services. “We also like to let our seniors know that we are thinking of them and they

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really do appreciate that. For most of us, a set of towels and personal care products might not seem like a big gift, but for many of our seniors, it means so much.”

Those interested in participating should call Senior Services, who will provide information on a senior in need. All gifts should be unwrapped and placed in a gift bag and delivered to the Heritage Senior Center by December 9, 2013. Please, no food items or wrapped packages. Also, Senior Services will accept individual gifts of personal care products or towel sets to be placed in gift bags, and cash or check donations are always appreciated.

Heritage Senior Center is located at 1050 Florence McGarity Boulevard in McDonough. If you are interested in adopting a senior during this holiday season, please call Rita Green at 770.288.7010 or Anne Marie Quincey at 770.288.7000. For more information about the Henry County Senior Services Department, visit www.henrycounty-ga.org/seniorservices.

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